ISEE Upper Level Verbal : Adjectives and Adverbs in One-Blank Sentences

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #1041 : One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The new policeman became ill at the sight of the __________ blood; the victim’s thickened blood put him off pudding for a very long time.

Possible Answers:

streaming

flowing

prevaricating

mendacious

coagulated

Correct answer:

coagulated

Explanation:

"Coagulated" means thickened or clotted. The victim's thickened blood, resembling pudding, was very off-putting for the new policeman.

Example Question #1021 : One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

I adore humid climates, but I abhor __________ ones.

Possible Answers:

mendacious

tenuous

arid

enhanced

discredited

Correct answer:

arid

Explanation:

"Arid" means very dry.

Example Question #1031 : One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

Before you drink the water from that dirty river, you need to filter it and treat it with certain chemicals; only then will it be __________.

Possible Answers:

unaccustomed

chary

jaded

enervated

potable

Correct answer:

potable

Explanation:

"Potable" means suitable for drinking.

Example Question #1061 : Sentence Completion Questions

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

“Don’t you think that assigning five hours of homework a night is a bit too __________?” the concerned parent asked the teacher.

Possible Answers:

explicit

onerous

somatic

gregarious

surreptitious

Correct answer:

onerous

Explanation:

"Onerous" means burdensome.

Example Question #431 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

“It wasn’t very nice or __________ to tell that other little girl that you thought she was boring,” Ann said to her daughter.

Possible Answers:

tactful

ubiquitious

resilient 

jejune

derisive

Correct answer:

tactful

Explanation:

"Tactful" means skillful at not offending others.

Example Question #1041 : One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

Ever since Jean Paul and I broke up, everyone tells me the same __________ phrase: there are always more fish in the sea.

Possible Answers:

aesthetic

scrutinizing

abbreviated

hackneyed

opulent

Correct answer:

hackneyed

Explanation:

"Hackneyed" means clichéd, or worn out by overuse.

Example Question #1061 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

Marisol had only a(n) __________ understanding of how to fix and maintain her car, and so she took an automobile repair class.

Possible Answers:

intrepid

prosaic

superficial

amicable

mundane

Correct answer:

superficial

Explanation:

"Superficial" means shallow, or lacking depth.

Example Question #1061 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

Because Louisa had just jogged three miles in the sun, her face looked __________.

Possible Answers:

ornate

florid

implacable

restive

sanctimonious

Correct answer:

florid

Explanation:

"Florid" means having a red or flushed complexion. It also can mean flowery or ornate.

Example Question #941 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

I don’t know what to do with a very __________ student whom I have. My usual responses to bad behavior, such as sending him to the principal’s office and having conferences with the parents, are not changing his actions.

Possible Answers:

diaphanous

impractical

laconic

ingenuous

recalcitrant

Correct answer:

recalcitrant

Explanation:

"Recalcitrant" means defiant or unapologetic.

Example Question #951 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The cartoon __________ portrays human beings befriending dinosaurs, a historical and scientific implausibility.

Possible Answers:

anachronistically

benignly

mellifluously

scrupulously

allegedly

Correct answer:

anachronistically

Explanation:

A human being befriending a dinosaur is historically and scientifically incorrect, and "anachronistically" is the only answer choice that fits. “Anachronistically” means historically out of place.

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